http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/406/schedule/2The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseBUILDING AND BUILDINGS2026-04-24Expert Participation2026-04-06 These Regulations which are made under sections 1, 3(3), 8(8), 54, 56 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 prescribe functional standards for buildings. These are to be found in Schedule 5 of these Regulations and cover a wide subject area. They are part of the reform of the building standards system as set out in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. SCHEDULE 2Regulation 41Changes in the occupation or use of a building to create a dwelling or dwellings or a part thereof.2Changes in the occupation or use of a building ancillary to a dwelling to increase the area of human occupation.3Changes in the occupation or use of a building which alters the number of dwellings in the building.4Changes in the occupation or use of a domestic building to any other type of building.5Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building to any other type of building.6Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building which involves a significant alteration of the characteristics of the persons who occupy, or who will occupy, the building or which significantly increase the number of people occupying, or expected to occupy, the building.7Changes in the occupation or use of an exempt building (in terms of Schedule 1) to a building which is not so exempt.8Changes in the occupation or use of a building to allow access by the public where previously there was none.9Changes in the occupation or use of a building to accommodate parts in different occupation where previously it was not so occupied.Schs. 1-6 substituted (1.5.2007) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/534), regs. 1, 2(c), sch. (with regs. 3, 4)